The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-26
CHARLEsToN's AFFAIRS.
A Go-As-You-Please Race for Mayor
Sullivan's Island.

ONAAAN AH-A . aSAAAASA'
CHARLESTON, June 25.-The McElree
incident continues to attract attention A
little piquancy has been added to the fight
by the return of Mayor Courtenay, who has
about the same effect on McElree that red
flag has upon built makes him mad
and to add TO his anger the Board of Fire
Masters have called for bids to build the OBJ
iectionable engine house right under
McElree's nose; and to still further compli-
cate things a member of the
board has actually had the
hardihood to allow himself TO be interview
ed by a reporter and, to say unhesitatingly
that he didn't see any harm in building a
central fire station next door to McElree's
house. nor did he see that there was any
danger of collision between the engines
and the street cars. The collision theory
is a strong point on the McElree
side of the question. 1t is claimed that
engines dashing out of the house at
the corner Of Wentworth and Meeting
streets must surely come in collision with
street cars, which are always passing. The
recent collision i'll Savannah between fire
engine and street car has been used with
telling effect by Mr.. McElree Of late, and
Ills war on the Mayor is becoming warm.
It seems that somebody told McElree that
the Mayor called him an Irish carpet
Dagger. The Mayor since his return has
said nothing officially or otherwise, but will
probably do something shortly In less than
ten days it is probable that the new engine
house will be under construction, after
which peace will once more reign in the city
by the sea, at least until the opening of the
municipal campaign, which will occur about
October next.
THE MAYoRALTY.
There are probabilities of free for all
race FOR the Mayoralty, as there are several
pieces of municipal timber that have been
seasoning for years. The number Of names
would only cause heart burnings and
iealousies, and besides it is too hot now TO
think about candidates for the Mayoralty.
So everybody is content to lay low and wait
for the cool days of autumn before conf
mencing the conflict.
OFF FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
The summer exodus will soon commence.
A very large number of Charlestonians go
to the mountains of North Carolina during
the summer. Sulivan's Island will never
be popular place of resort until it is con-
nected with the mainland by bridge and
until there are better means Of communica-
ton between the city and the seashore.
This correspondent visited the place
a day or two ago and was
impressed with its utterly dead and de-
serted appearance All the palmetto trees
which grew around Fort Moultrie, and
which were evidently century old when
Sir Peter Parkers feet was repulsed by the
soldiers behind the palmetto log fort, were
killed by the freeze in January, 1886.
There does not seem tobe any probability
of the New Brighton Hotel being reopened.
The building and fiirnibre are both in the
bands of the Sheriff. under attachment,
and advertised for sale. The owner
does not seem to be able to do anything with
the handsome house, and it is not probable
that anything ever will be done with it I'M
less the transportation companies take it in
hand.
1t does seem a little strange that q sea
side resort, possessing the advantages of Sui
livan's Island, should be allowed to go 70 de
cay. But such seems to be its fate unless
something not yet on the cards is developed.